RE: Camaros on sale in the UK!

[woody2846]

Roo said:

GM have tried a few times in the UK. Official Corvettes were available last year. As we're Camaro and Cadillac. Plus the mundane stuff.

They also tried it with Camaro in the 90's.

They are all still available this year. The main model we currently can not sell is ATS due to an issue with the Speedo.

[Roo]

woody2846 said:

They are all still available this year. The main model we currently can not sell is ATS due to an issue with the Speedo.

Which answers jayemm89's question. If someone wants to buy a GM product they can.

We stopped importing Camaros as soon as they became officially available from the UK dealer network. They were retailing for less than we could buy them for.

[jayemm89]

The strange thing is I have seen at least seven or eight mustangs recently, of all varieties. For whatever reason (obviously there aren't as many here) the Camaro and Corvette both remain pretty rare beasties.

[61GT]

Quinny said:

Thankyou4calling said:

On the subject of American cars in RH Drive form.

Has the recently launched mustang been a success in the UK or is it too early to tell.

Has it been officially tested by the car mags against its competitors and how did it perform?

They can't find a competitor to test against......

Post of the day!

[johnnnnnnyy]

They do look good RHD (as per law in Australia).
If third party companies can do it safely in Australia, surly GM could do this?

[Chafford1]

johnnnnnnyy said:

They do look good RHD (as per law in Australia).
If third party companies can do it safely in Australia, surly GM could do this?

Clive Sutton do rhd conversions of US cars in the UK using an Australian company to do the conversions.

Edited by Chafford1 on Friday 15th April 20:35

[Matt Harper]

unpc said:

Bodged in what way? The only fault in the conversion I can find is not mirroring the centre console to put the handbrake/cupholders on the other side. Admittedly the the launch was a bag of ste but that's not the fault of the car.

In order to clear the RHD steering shaft they had to re-cobble the r/h exhaust manifold, which cost UK buyers about 15hp. Nasty transparent rear light lenses, non-functioning DRL's within headlamp units. They also threw together an engine bay wiring loom that was a real fire-hazard, which they had to recall within days of the first deliveries going to their new owners. How's that for starters?

[Chafford1]

There are a couple of 2016 Camaro SS for sale now in the UK at a considerable premium over list price if you can't wait for the official imports:


http://www.classicandsportscar.com/classifieds/cla...


http://www.classicandsportscar.com/classifieds/cla...

[unsprung]

Chafford1 said:

johnnnnnnyy said:

They do look good RHD (as per law in Australia).
If third party companies can do it safely in Australia, surly GM could do this?

Clive Sutton do rhd conversions of US cars in the UK using an Australian company to do the conversions.

Edited by Chafford1 on Friday 15th April 20:35

In Australia, the third-party conversion specialists have honed their craft into an art. They are true engineers and designers.

Sadly, a third-party conversion may cost as much as £35,000. The net cost of the car to the owner ends up being an insane figure. As LHD is illegal there (unlike in the UK and Japan), it's pay up or go without. Especially now that local production of locally-designed V8 performance cars is being discontinued.

The market for cars in Oz is grotesquely distorted in terms of range and cost. They've recently had a big bun fight about loosening the tight controls on personal imports. Dealers obviously were against this. And despite the bit of liberalisation, controls remain fairly tight. More info here.

[Quinny]

Matt Harper said:

In order to clear the RHD steering shaft they had to re-cobble the r/h exhaust manifold, which cost UK buyers about 15hp. Nasty transparent rear light lenses, non-functioning DRL's within headlamp units. They also threw together an engine bay wiring loom that was a real fire-hazard, which they had to recall within days of the first deliveries going to their new owners. How's that for starters?

You forgot about the bonnet vents

But who cares, I'm driving around in a brand new V8 400+ bhp RWD car, with 3 years manufacturers warranty for less than £36k on the road...

[5ohmustang]

I feel if the mustang is a hit in the uk, chevy will follow and sell a rhd, its just the natural order of the universe.

Personally I could not afford to run a v8 if I lives in the UK. Having said that my mustang gets better mpg than my legacy gtb did.

My friend stationed in Hawaii drives a turbo 2ss camaro, I like to take the piss and call him Danno.

[5ohmustang]

Last week I saw a rare dusk edition camaro. These look amazing in person. Chevy sells the wheels still but there bloody expensive.

[5ohmustang]

[fatboy18]

So if GM Chevrolet Camaros are going to sell in the UK will they rebadge them Daewoo?

[Matt Harper]

Quinny said:

You forgot about the bonnet vents

But who cares, I'm driving around in a brand new V8 400+ bhp RWD car, with 3 years manufacturers warranty for less than £36k on the road...

I think the bonnet vent thing was more a safety issue than a production oversight/bodge-up - though I'm unsure why a piece of plastic trim is any more a pedestrian hazard on the upper surface of the hood than in the front facia.

Good for you - and enjoy your car - they are great and I really liked my 2012 GT.

In an attempt to shove this back in the direction of the original topic, I don't think GM's Chevrolet brand has sufficient skin in the game to bring RHD Camaro to UK as Ford have done with Mustang. Not sure I understand the praise for GM and/or Chevrolet, just because a UK dealer has put their name on 18 build-slots. I'd wager my local Chevy dealer sells 18 Camaros on any given weekend.

[Roo]

The bonnet vent thing on Mustangs is down to pop up bonnet pedestrian safety.

[5ohmustang]

How does honda sell type r's with bonnet vents ? And the rest of them? Who comes up with this st and who pays their salaries that allow this farce to continue. It will be just a matter of time before v8's are evil and criminalised. Then you will be forced to register them on a data base. Oh wait ...

[Roo]

The small number of Mustangs that would be sold where pedestrian safety is concerned is so small it's not worth investing the money to sort out the bonnet vent problem.

That's why they don't get a strut brace as well.

[Chafford1]

unsprung said:

Chafford1 said:

johnnnnnnyy said:

They do look good RHD (as per law in Australia).
If third party companies can do it safely in Australia, surly GM could do this?

Clive Sutton do rhd conversions of US cars in the UK using an Australian company to do the conversions.

Edited by Chafford1 on Friday 15th April 20:35

In Australia, the third-party conversion specialists have honed their craft into an art. They are true engineers and designers.

Sadly, a third-party conversion may cost as much as £35,000. The net cost of the car to the owner ends up being an insane figure. As LHD is illegal there (unlike in the UK and Japan), it's pay up or go without. Especially now that local production of locally-designed V8 performance cars is being discontinued.

The market for cars in Oz is grotesquely distorted in terms of range and cost. They've recently had a big bun fight about loosening the tight controls on personal imports. Dealers obviously were against this. And despite the bit of liberalisation, controls remain fairly tight. More info here.

£35k rhd conversion would mean £75k for a fully loaded Camaro V8 in the UK and £97k for a Corvette Z51 without any extras.

[k-ink]

A RHD Corvette would be an epic keeper. I'd certainly have one over the same budget spent on a dancing donkey. They tick so many boxes: great sound, looks, aluminium chassis and plastic body will never rust, robust mechanics will last a lifetime with very low costs. I'd have one tomorrow if I had a spare 100k.